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untouchability

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state or condition of being untouchable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From untouchable + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: অস্পৃশ্যতা (ośpriśśota) — discrimination
  • French: intouchabilité — discrimination
  • Hindi: छुआछूत (chuāchūt) — discrimination
  • Hindi: अस्पृश्यता (aspŕśyatā) — discrimination
  • Italian: intoccabilità — discrimination
  • Malayalam: തൊട്ടുകൂടായ്മ (toṭṭukūṭāyma) — discrimination
  • Polish: nietykalność — discrimination
  • Sanskrit: अस्पृश्यता (aspṛśyatā) — discrimination
  • Spanish: intocabilidad — discrimination
  • Tamil: தீண்டாமை (tīṇṭāmai) — discrimination
  • Telugu: అంటరానితనము (aṇṭarānitanamu) — discrimination